I'm not sure about the Bricklin but my understanding is that on the early
cars (74 was the first year for most) the bumper shocks are filled with a
compressable material (like styrofoam). Once it's compressed, it will not
come back. You can pull it out but it can easily be pushed back in.
Marvin
In a message dated 4/24/00 2:06:24 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
GLCurley@aol.com writes:
> That happened to one of my bumper shocks. It did not get hit hard--didn't
> even hurt the paint, but it got pushed in slightly and didn't pop back
out.
>
> They must just lose pressure over time. I was able to pull it out with a
> wench,..er winch, but Terry Tanner replaced it the next time the car was
in
> his shop.
>
> George Curley
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